'I didn't do this to hurt you': Tearful Melissa Schuman sends message to Nick Carter after accusing him of rape... and reveals why she didn't come out sooner

Former Dream singer Melissa Schuman has sent a message to Nick Carter after accusing him of rape.

The 33-year-old star sat down for an exclusive interview on The Dr. Oz Show as she emotionally revealed what she would say to the 37-year-old Backstreet Boys singer.

She appeared to be visibly shaken as she was asked by host Mehmet Oz. 57, what her message would be to Carter.

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Opening up:?Former Dream singer Melissa Schuman has sent a message to Nick Carter after accusing him of rape during an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show

Accusations: The 37-year-old Backstreet Boys singer (pictured in June) is accused of forcing her to perform oral sex on him before raping her and taking her virginity inside his Santa Monica apartment in 2002

Schuman said: 'I forgive you. I don't want anything from you. I wish you only the best. I don't want your money. I didn't do this to hurt you or your family.?

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'I did this for me because I needed the healing. And I also came forward because I want to inspire other victims, other people, who have been assaulted to come forward and know they have a voice.'

She was also queried why she did not come out with the accusation sooner as Schuman began to tear up as she revealed that it had to do with money.

Not easy: The 33-year-old star sat down for an exclusive interview on The Dr. Oz Show as she emotionally revealed what she would say Carter

'I didn't do this to hurt you or your family': Schuman said that she forgives the star and does not want anything from him including monetarily?

Emotional: She told host Mehmet Oz. 57: 'I did this for me because I needed the healing'

The This Is Me singer explained: 'I actually confided in my manager at that time about pressing charges and I was told that he had the most powerful litigator in the country and that I didn't have the money to pay for an attorney to essentially defend me if he were to come after me.'

She went on to explain that her lawyer had told her that she is trying to name for herself and that people will accuse her of being 'fame hungry' and that there was essentially nothing they could do.

Schuman's voice began to crack as she tearfully said: 'And I remember telling him: "Oh so that's it? He just gets away with it?"'

She also revealed that she was motivated to make the revelation after all of the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault allegations which she said served as a 'trigger'.

Hurt:?She was also queried why she did not come out with the accusation sooner as Schuman began to tear up as she revealed that it had to do with money

Nowhere to turn: She said that she had confided in her manager as she explained: 'I was told that he had the most powerful litigator in the country'

Coming forward:?She also revealed that she was motivated to make the revelation after all of the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault allegations which she said served as a a 'trigger'

'I started to notice I had a lot of anxiety manifesting in my body,' she explained. 'That was really making it hard for me to just carry on like every single day it was really impacting me mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.'

Last week Schuman took to her blog to claim that Carter had forced her to perform oral sex on him before raping her and taking her virginity inside his Santa Monica apartment in 2002.

Schuman said she was 18 and he was 22 at the time of the alleged assault. She said her first conversation with Carter occurred over the phone while she was filming her This Is Me Remix music video with her group Dream and then boss, P. Diddy.?

Schuman claims Carter sexually assaulted her in 2002, when she was 18 and he was 22. Pictured The Backstreet Boys L-R (back) AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter, (front) Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough in 1996

She said her first conversation with Carter occurred over the phone while she was filming her This Is Me Remix music video with her group Dream and then boss, P. Diddy.?Pictured Dream L-R: Melissa Schuman, Holly Arnstein, Diana Ortiz?and?Ashley Poole in 2001

Carter has since released a statement denying the claims and said he's ?'shocked and saddened' by the accusations over the alleged incident from about 15 years ago.

He said last week?that 'Melissa never expressed to me while we were together or at any time since that anything we did was not consensual.'

He adds that he 'was always respectful and supportive of Melissa both personally and professionally.'?

Schuman and Carter recorded music together after she said he attacked her.?

Schuman's exclusive interview airs in its entirety Friday on The Dr. Oz Show.

Schuman (left) claims Carter (right in 1996) made out with her before forcibly unbuttoning her pants and performing oral sex on her, despite her desperate calls for him to stop

Carter and Schuman were both cast members for the 2004 made-for-TV movie The Hollow

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